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Circulatory System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| artery | moves blood away from heart |
| vein | moves blood back to heart |
| capillary | connects veins and arteries, allows for exchange of nutrients and oxygen with body parts |
| lungs | where oxygen is picked up from |
| pulmonary circulation | blood moving to and from the lungs |
| systemic circulation | blood moving to and from the body |
| blood vessels | tubes that carry blood, made of smooth muscle |
| heart | made of cardiac tissue, pumps blood |
| platelets | sticky part of blood |
| plasma | liquid part of blood made of water, sugars, nutrients, minerals and proteins |
| hemoglobin | protein in red blood cells |
| oxygen | what red blood cells carry |
| white blood cells | police force of the blood, attacks intruders and defends |
| blood type | determined by your genetic make up, can be A, B, AB, or O. |
| ventricle | lower chamber of the heart |
| atrium | upper chamber of the heart |
| pathogens | disease causing cells |
| cells | capillaries provide nutrients and oxygen to individual __________. |